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Date:      Sun, 18 Aug 1996 14:59:01 GMT
From:      mark@putte.seeware.DIALix.oz.au (Mark Hannon)
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Can't mount /
Message-ID:  <DwC9MD.FB@seeware.DIALix.oz.au>
References:  <199608170535.AAA08250@atlantis.nconnect.net>

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In article <199608170535.AAA08250@atlantis.nconnect.net>,
	randyd@nconnect.net (Randall D. DuCharme) writes:
> 
> examining the the contents of the /dev directory, I found the all the
> devices for wd0, but several for wd1 were missing.  Anyway I went to work
> with MAKEDEV and totally hosed the installation.  Now I can only boot to
> single user mode ?? and read only.  The required devices for wd0 are now

If you can boot single user & read only then try:

fsck /		# In case you need to check the root partition
mount -uw /	# To remount / as read-write
cd dev ; sh MAKEDEV wd0

And then reboot.

/mark

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